Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Coyote hunting bust.

It can be sooo tempting sometimes. 'I know the 180 gr. bullet can get through that grass/leaves/willows/whatever'. A lot of animals have been wounded by wrong guesses.

Shot a huge eastern turkey straight out in front of me. Another huge tom about 30 degrees left and 35 yards away drops at the same time. A small sapling with a clipped side showed what happened. A single flier pellet hit the bird right in the forehead. He died faster than the target bird.

Oh yes, the scope thingy.

I was up on a bald ridge out of Pt Hope when I saw a band of caribou coming my way. (There were about 15,000 in sight at the time No, that is not a typo.). On the top of the ridge there were these little natural pyramids of rocks, 3 or 4 feet high, 15-20 feet in diameter. I used one for cover, and there was another about 20 yards out front. When the caribou got to about 70 yards, I edged up until the rock pile 20 yards out was just out of scope field, waited until two caribou were lined up, and blew the crap out of a fist sized rock on the top of that pile ahead of me, ruining a 2 for 1 shot. The only one I've ever had. (No limit on caribou at the time)

I did get one as they raced by, with my second shot.